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mjf is awarded GMCA Culture and Social Impact fund portfolio status

The award-winning manchester jazz festival (mjf) brings its exciting, eclectic mix of events to a variety of venues across Manchester city centre from 20 – 28 July this year. mjf offers local communities and visitors to the city an appealing and accessible mix of scintillating programming, new talent, international jazz stars, local gems, the best of the northwest, newly-commissioned music, European debuts, celebrated anniversaries, enjoyable musical encounters and boundary-pushing ideas. The festival is a much-loved part of Manchester City Council’s signature events programme and mjf are delighted to confirm that GMCA have just announced that mjf will be awarded the Culture and Social Impact fund portfolio status for the period 2018 – 2020.

The Culture and Social Impact fund will allow mjf to build on mjf introduces as the strand celebrates its landmark 10th anniversary by rolling out this pioneering and established opportunity across areas of Greater Manchester. The festival will do this by working with talent partners such as FE colleges, youth jazz orchestras, recording studios, local venues, pubs and clubs across the region to engage with new audiences.

Following the success of mjf hothouse, the first mjf scheme to run outside of mjf’s 9-day festival period in its 23-year history, the team are excited to see what new music can be made through mjf introduces’ programmes supported by the GMCA fund with mjf Executive Director, EJ Trivett saying:

“We are delighted to be invited to join the GMCA portfolio. For many years now, we have shared our work with audiences from across Greater Manchester; this fund will enable mjf to expand our reach by discovering diverse untapped talent, developing artists and spaces across the authority, supporting local music-makers into the pipeline and providing access to an international stage.”